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Apr 26, 2019
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  • Immigrants’ Rights

Immigration Status (S 231)

We supported this bill which would have prevented landlords from inquiring about the immigration status of their tenants or potential tenants.
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Apr 26, 2019
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  • Immigrants’ Rights

In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students (H 5919)

This bill would have ensured the accessibility of higher education to students who have spent a considerable amount of their adolescence in Rhode Island but may not have citizenship status.
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Mar 29, 2019
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  • Immigrants’ Rights

Driver's Licenses for All (H 5511, S 153)

This legislation would have allowed for one such critical measure, by extending the right to obtain a driver’s licenses to those who are undocumented.
Legislation
Mar 29, 2019
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Sensitive Locations (H 5518)

We testified in support of this bill which would have protected certain “sensitive locations” in the community, such as schools and hospitals, from enforcement actions and arrests by federal immigration agents.
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Apr 26, 2019
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Apr 26, 2019
  • Immigrants’ Rights

Immigration Status (S 231)

We supported this bill which would have prevented landlords from inquiring about the immigration status of their tenants or potential tenants.
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Apr 26, 2019
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Apr 26, 2019
  • Immigrants’ Rights

In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students (H 5919)

This bill would have ensured the accessibility of higher education to students who have spent a considerable amount of their adolescence in Rhode Island but may not have citizenship status.
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Mar 29, 2019
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Mar 29, 2019
  • Immigrants’ Rights

Driver's Licenses for All (H 5511, S 153)

This legislation would have allowed for one such critical measure, by extending the right to obtain a driver’s licenses to those who are undocumented.
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Mar 29, 2019
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Mar 29, 2019
  • Immigrants’ Rights

Sensitive Locations (H 5518)

We testified in support of this bill which would have protected certain “sensitive locations” in the community, such as schools and hospitals, from enforcement actions and arrests by federal immigration agents.
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